College refunds the virus canceled their oncampus classes. Now students are suing dozens of colleges, saying Online Learning just doesnt cut it. Michelle obama as bidens v. P. . Nearly twothirds of democrats say they want the former first lady to serve as Vice President , but is she interested . Its National Nurses day. Americans pay tribute to their healthcare heroes. And new moms have it tough enough. Imagine having twins while infected with covid19. Its a mothers day reunion to remember. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with breaking news, because there has been a dramatic and alarming increase in cases of a Mysterious Illness sickening children. Experts worry it may be connected to the coronavirus and say it is causing such severe children are now being sent to the i. C. U. Reports of the illness quadrupled overnight in new york, just as that state was beginning to see the curve of covid19 infections flattening. Now, across the rest of the country tonight, though, it is a very different story. Coronavirus infections in at least 28 states are now rising at a rate much faster than expected, and just as most of the country is loosening those stayathome restrictions. Today, the former head of the c. D. C. Warned that congress, and told them that the scope of this pandemic is unprecedented, saying as bad as things have been, this is just the beginning. There is more evidence of that as we come on the air tonight. The virus has now killed more than 72,000 nationwide. Confirmed cases now top 1. 2 million. And we learned today that 96 of the people recently admitted to new York Hospitals with the virus, also have some type of Underlying Health condition. There is a lot of news to get to tonight. Weve got our team of correspondents covering all of it. Were going to begin tonight with cbs Omar Villafranca, who leads us off in dallas. Omar. Reporter the numbers are up this week in dallas. Today marks the second highest number of cases in a day, this as a possible covidrelated illness hits children in new york. Tonight, an urgent statewide warning to new York Hospitals look out for alarming mystery illness in children, possibly linked to covid19. The number of children diagnosed in the states hospitals with a potentially covidrelated inflammation has increased from 15 to at least 64. The inflammation is so severe, some have had to be sent to the i. C. U. They tend to all have very high fever and high heart rates, and oftentimes its accompanied with low blood pressure. Hands up reporter here in texas, this new video shows a swat team rounding up demonstrators in p in defiance of the a local bar governors s stayathome order opened up in defiance of the governors stayathome order this week. A sign of the growing tension as patience runs thin in a ste where the threeday average of new covid19 cases increased last week by more than 40 . Its a trend across the country. At least 28 states have seen new cases rise over the same period. Minnesotas cases have increased more than 130 . Ohnnessees increased 97 . Ohio nearly 50 . The virus is going to exploit it. It. When we are not social distancing, the virus goes right there. Reporter today on capitol hill, former c. D. C. Head tom frieden warned about the nation dropping its guard. As bad as this has been, its just the beginning. Reporter covid19 clusters at meat plants are near crisis hsvel, nearly 11,000 infections and at least 45 deaths, closing plants across the country. And according to a new economic e end of thected to hit consumers hard by the end of the month with 20 spikes in meat prices compared to last year. And tonight, alarming news about childrens wellbeing. A Brookings Institution survey says nearly one out of five American Children now arent etting enough to eat. Meanwhile, deaths and hospitalizations across new york continue to decline. But Governor Cuomo said today Health Officials are analyzing where the 600 new hospitalizations a day are coming from. Theyre not working. Theyre not traveling. Theyre predominantly down state, predominantly older, predominantly minority, predominantly nonessential employees. B reporter back here in texas, some good news. 63yearold phil eaton leaving a houston hospital. The High School Principal fought covid19 for 51 days. The rules and regulations vary by state. Californias governor is expected to announce new reopening plans tomorrow, while new jerseys governor just extended the stayathome order until june 5. Norah. Odonnell Omar Villafranca in dallas tonight. Thank you. And on this National Nurses day, the president sought to honor frontline workers by ffice. Ng them to the oval office. And in an extraordinary exchange, the president disagreed with a nurse who said there are p. P. E. Shortages nationwide and that she had to reuse her mask for a few weeks straight. This comes as more questions are raised about how fema is getting supplies to healthcare workers. Cbs ben tracy is at the white house tonight. Ben. Reporter norah, the president also reversed himself keday, saying he will now keep his Coronavirus Task force, but its clear that the president wants to focus less on Public Health and more on the health of the economy. President trump continued to urge governors to reopen their states and even their schools, acknowledging it may mean more americans die. It could very well be the case. We have to be warriors. We cant keep our country closed down for years. Reporter the white house wants to focus less on the rising number of deaths and more on the economy, a move criticized by democrats. The administration has responsibilities that are critical and, again, life and death. And they are failing the test. Reporter cbs news has learned that last week, as President Trump said hes provided states with everything they need. So the testing and the masks, and all of the things weve solved every problem. Reporter . His own health and Emergency Management officials were privately warning states of shortages of those very things. Celebrating National Nurses day in the oval office, the president called the well documented shortages fake news, despite a nurse from louisiana telling him access to supplies has been sporadic. Ive been reusing my n95 mask for a few weeks now. Sporadic for you, but not sporadic for a lot of other people. Oh, no, i agree, mr. President , absolutely. Because ive heard the r posite. Reporter some inside the white house are criticizing an effort led by jared kushner, the president s soninlaw, to find critical medical supplies. A whistleblower complaint by members of his team said they had little success because the team was filled with inexperienced volunteers. Now, i dont know anything about any of the details of it, but it was a welloiled machine. Reporter a source tells cbs news that many of the volunteers on kushners task force were recent College Graduates with no Emergency Management experience. The source calls that task force abnormal and odd. Norah. Odonnell ben, thank you. Tonight, were taking a closer look at what it will take to get a vaccine to the public. Developing it is just the first step. The next is making sure there are enough supplies to distribute the vaccine. Nd that means things like vials and syringes. Well tonight, in our series racing to a cure, cbs Jericka Duncan on what has to happen before americans can roll up their sleeves. Reporter as pfizer and clinical partner biontech continue their Clinical Trials on a coronavirus vaccine, today pfizer posted a message on twitter explaining the Science Behind it. With more than 100 vaccines currently in development, experts say a far bigger challenge awaits how to get the vaccine manufactured and distributed to the hundreds of millions in this country who desperately want protection. We have to figure out can we manufacture it . Do we have the vials . Do we have the syringes, do we have the needles . Reporter Michael Osterholm is an Infectious Disease expert at the university of minnesota. We have the manufacturing in multiple parts of the world. One of the concerns we have is how will we prioritize the use of this vaccine. This vaccine is one that is likely to require two doses, and were talking over 600 million doses. When you think about extrapolating that to the world, that number, obviously, becomes very, very large, and this vaccine will not be there for many people in the earliest days of its availability and very likely will not even be there through the duration of the pandemic. Reporter thats scary. Thats honest. Reporter once we get a federally approved vaccine, another question becomes who gets it first . Many agree that frontline healthcare workers should get priority. As to whether or not groups mostly impacted by this deadly virus could be next remains to be seen. Norah. Odonnell such important reporting, jericka, thank you. Tonight, hospitals in some of americas Rural Communities are bracing for a potential flood of coronavirus patients with the expected peak of infection in some areas still weeks away. But the pandemic is already oseing a heavy toll on those hospitals hospitals financially. Heres cbs janet shamlian. Reporter these are frightening times for rural hospitals like Rolling Plains memorial, which has recently lost almost 2 million in revenue. Donna boatright is the c. E. O. A continuation of that could be devastating for this hospital. Reporter set in a remote west texas town of about 10,000, the 35bed facility is almost empty. One of its biggest revenue makers, elective surgery, had been put on hold to save room for covid19 patients. T thing the adfd one. G e this disease, but its a financial strain, for sure. Reporter nurse Stephanie Smith and her coworkers have struggles to balance its books. Struggles to balance its books. Not easy in small towns where young people are leaving, and those who are older, poorer, and sicker remain. For 77yearold mila gibson, who has respiratory problems, Rolling Plains is a life line. If the hospital here closed, where would you go . Well, hopefully, if abilene can keep holding out. Reporter how far is that . That would be an hour drive for me. Reporter thats a long way. It is, if you cant breathe or if you have a heart attack. Or if you have a heart attack. Reporter nationwide, almost 130 rural hospitals have shut otwn in the past decade and many others are at risk of closing, a possibility Donna Boatright must now consider. A a caregiver, i can tell for you its more than your job. It is. This is. Im sorry. I am called to serve. This is our home, and we want to do well. Reporter and survive. Yes. Reporter rural hospitals facing an uncertain future. Janet shamlian, cbs news, sweetwater, texas. Odonnell Harvard University said today its unlikely to return to normal by the fall, raising the possibility of more online classes. Ais as a growing number of students say theyre students say theyre not getting the College Experience they paid for from closed campuses. There are protests and demands for refunds. Some are even suing their schools. Cbs Nikole Killion reports. Reporter Anthony Rojas is a secondyear graduate student at the university of florida, now suing the school to recoup fees for services he says he cant access while in quarantine. I know there are fees ranging from transportation fees. Also health fees, you know, for Health Centers that we cant go to right now. Reporter rojas says its about 1,000. Back, what would that money back, what would it mean . These last few months have been a matter of, you know, scrounging money and just trying to find a way to pay rent, pay food. Reporter hes the lead plaintiff in a Class Action Lawsuit involving floridas board of governors which oversees the states 12 public universities and shut down campuses in march. Were talking about over 300,000 florida students. M moscowitz isdam moscowitz is his attorney. Thats about 26 million. Extrapolate that across the country, were talking about millions of students, and millions of dollars. Reporter at least 28 lawsuits requesting refunds have universities across the country. Mark shaffer has a daughter at George Washington university and wants about 4,000 back in tuition. The online classes arent the same as inperson classes. Rstudent inte the direct professorstudent interface. Reporter George Washington says its aware of the lawsuit and its faculty has worked hard to give students a quality Academic Experience from a distance. As for that other Class Action Lawsuit, representatives from the university of florida say they dont comment on pending litigation. Norah. Odonnell nikole, thank you. Ngf causes being closed, schools are looking for ways to honor seniors at the years commencement ceremonies. In early june, former president ma willnd Michelle Obama will headline a youtube virtual headline a youtube virtual ceremony. And a documentary out today is offering new insights into the life of the former first lady. Cbs ed okeefe reports. Reporter if joe biden needs advice on who to pick for a running mate, democrats have a suggestion. Eydly twothirds say theyd like to see former firs like to see former first lady Michelle Obama on the ticket. Biden says hed take her in a heartbeat. She knows her way around. Reporter but shes not interested, as she makes clear in a new netflix documentary. Is my life is starting to be mine again. Reporter the film tags along on a recent National Tour for her autobiography. The former first lady is especially blunt in voicing her concern with what happened in 2016. I understand the people who voted for trump. The people who didnt vote at all the young people, the women thats when you think, man, people think this is a game. Our folks didnt show up. After all that work, they just couldnt be bothered to vote at all. Thats my trauma. Reporter and there are rare comments from obama daughters malia and sasha. Im excited for her to be proud of what shes done, because i think thats the most important thing for a human to do is to be proud of themselves. Reporter in the film, mrs. Obama does not criticize President Trump by name, but at one point does say, when youre president of the united states, words matter. Norah. Odonnell ed, thank you. There is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. It is National Nurses day, and well show you how our healthcare heroes are being honored. Later, the special moment when a mom meets her twin boys for the first time after she beat the virus. Ic clouds, and private clouds, and hybrid clouds things can get a bit cloudy for you. But now, theres the Dell Technologies cloud, powered by vmware. A single hub for a consistent operating experience across all your clouds. That should clear things up. Steven could only imaginem 24hr to trenjoying a spicy taco. Burn, now, his world explodes with flavor. 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Odonnell and on tomorrows cbs evening news, moms in quarantine. Theyve always put their children first, but now theyre really being put to the test. And if you cant watch us live, dont forgot to set your dvr, so you can watch us later. Venings tonights cbs evening news. News. Im Norah Odonnell in washington. Well see you right back here tomorrow. Hope you stay safe, and good night